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December 20, 2017 Daily Almanac, With Your Daily Horoscope (see below)
Today is Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2017
Hebrew date is 2 Tevet 5778
Islamic date is 2 Rabi'-II 1439
Mayan Tzolk'in Day is 9 Chikchan
Mayan Long Count is 13.0.5.1.5
Julian Day is 2458108
Today's Birthdays: Pieter de Hooch (1629-1684), Charley Grapewin (1869-1956), Susanne Langer (1895-1985), Irene Dunne (1898-1990), Robert J. Van de Graaff (1901-1967), Hans Burkhardt (1904-1994), David Bohm (1917-1992), George Roy Hill (1921-2002), Beverly Pepper (1922), Kim Weston (1939), Uri Geller (1946), Dick Wolf (1946), Alan Parsons (1948), Marta Russell (1951-2013), Jenny Agutter (1952), Sandra Cisneros (1954), Anita Ward (1956), Billy Bragg (1957), Mike Watt (1957), Nalo Hopkinson (1960), Ramon Rodriguez (1979), Jonah Hill (1983), Bugzy Malone (1990).
"In this flow, mind and matter are not separate substances. Rather, they are different aspects of one whole and unbroken movement."
-- David Bohm
Planet Waves FM | Interview with Rachel Marco-Havens
Tonight's episode of Planet Waves FM [ play edition here] first looks at the astrology of Saturn entering Capricorn, and the surrounding current events. Then Eric has an interview with Rachel Marco-Havens, whom you first met last week when her letter was read on the show. This is an extended conversation, which will work for both active and passive listening.
Moon Phase: Moon is in New phase and enters Waxing Crescent phase on Dec. 22 at 2:18 am PST / 5:18 am EST (10:18:17 UTC).
Next Full Moon is in Cancer on Jan. 1-2 at 6:24 pm PST / 9:24 pm EST (02:24:00 UTC).
Next New Moon is in Capricorn on Jan. 16-17 at 6:17 pm PST / 9:17 pm EST (02:17:00 UTC).
Moon Sign: Moon is in Capricorn and enters Aquarius tonight at 6:29 pm PST / 9:29 pm EST (02:29:13 Dec. 21 UTC).
Sun Degree: 29-30 Sagittarius.
Planetary Stations and Sign Changes
Moon enters Aquarius at 6:29 pm PST / 9:29 pm EST (02:29:13 Dec. 21 UTC).
Interesting Selected Aspects | Data by Serennu
-- Sun conjunct Pholus at 3:40 am PST / 6:40 am EST (11:39:49 UTC).
-- Venus square Chiron at 11:10 pm PST / 2:10 pm EST (19:09:39 UTC).
-- Venus trine Uranus Rx at 3:13 pm PST / 6:13 pm EST (23:13:09 UTC).
-- Saturn square Salacia at 5:20 pm PST / 8:20 pm EST (01:20:19 Dec. 21 UTC).
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If Your Birthday is Dec. 20
(The Day of the Generator) | Sagittarius Birthday Reading | All Other Signs
You may feel close to a breakthrough. You've made many meaningful changes to your life the past few years, and it's high time you got the benefits of your efforts. Yet you must be patient, and give each development time to come to fruition. This will not take nearly as long as you may think, and time is your best friend.
Written in the Planets
Do you find yourself chasing the next social or emotional holiday high this time of year? Or do you tend to seek to deepen the spiritual expression of your values? Today's square between Venus in Sagittarius and Chiron in Pisces seems to be asking this question, and possibly provoking some tension in the process. Where is the point of action and integration for you? With the Sun conjunct Pholus and the Galactic Core, flashes of insight and your expressions of them could initiate a ripple effect -- for yourself and for those around you. Write it all down, just in case it slips away after the moment passes.
New Features Added:
Understanding Key Life Transits of Saturn, Chiron and Uranus
Dear Friend and Reader:
The Art of Becoming is your 2018 annual reading. This is my 20th time at the rodeo! And that's a good thing, because to write about the transits of the coming year will take experience. If you're new to the discussion of this project, I've linked a letter in the last paragraph.
I've added three new features to The Art of Becoming, for those who pre-order all 12 signs: videos that cover Chiron in Aries, and Aries Chiron returns; Uranus in Taurus, and Uranus oppositions; and Saturn in Capricorn, including those two Saturn return groups (first and second). These cover many age groups and sub-generations.
These videos are included if you pre-order all 12 signs. Then they will be spun off as separate products. They will not be included with post-publication orders, or single-sign orders. Each will be offered separately for $37.37 each.
I've wanted to do transit readings like this for years! One distinction about my astrological career is that rather than predicting transits, I've been listening to my clients tell me the stories of their transits for more than two decades.
The current pre-order price is $99, which includes written readings for all 12 signs, plus the Saturn, Chiron and Uranus video presentations. Those will be published before the written readings, by the way.
Delivery is expected in January. That's the time estimate, based on 20 years' experience doing this project. If you're curious to read more about The Art of Becoming, here's a detailed letter describing how I do the readings and what they contain.
And if you have not read your 2017 reading, you may do so here at no charge.
Sign up today. The next price increase will be soon!
Thank you for trusting me as your astrologer, and for participating in Planet Waves.
With love,
Daily Horoscope for December 20, 2017 | By Eric Francis Coppolino
If Today is Your Birthday
You may feel close to a breakthrough. You've made many meaningful changes to your life the past few years, and it's high time you got the benefits of your efforts. Yet you must be patient, and give each development time to come to fruition. This will not take nearly as long as you may think, and time is your best friend. You share a birthday with Alan Parsons, David Bohm, and Marta Russell.
Aries (March 20-April 19) -- Authority must always be tempered by ethics and a sense of duty. That little fact is all but forgotten many places, though you must always remember. Many unusual opportunities for success will come to you in the coming weeks and months, though you must be as impeccable and sincere as a saint.
"One gift you get from Pluto in Capricorn is the ability to align your goals with the rapidly changing conditions of the world. You are in an excellent position to take advantage of the shifting, quaking and shaking state of society. This of course requires being present and not being afraid when things get really real. You can and must look for the opportunities presented by change."
-- From your 2017 annual reading by Eric Francis, The Book of Your Life -- which you can read here. Eric's beginning work on the 2018 annual edition. Pre-order now.
Taurus (April 19-May 20) -- As you know, it's important to have your finances distinct from those of intimate partners. Even if you pool resources to cover household expenses, the lines should be clear; and everyone needs to do their part, in proportion to their capabilities. Make sure those expectations are clear.
"If you ever feel lost or misguided, come back to purpose, which you will know when you feel it. Experiment all you need to. The more you experiment with bringing purpose and meaning to the surface of your consciousness, and consider them carefully, the more strength you will have; the more persistence; and more motivation and energy."
-- From your 2017 annual reading by Eric Francis, The Book of Your Life -- which you can read here. Eric's beginning work on the 2018 annual edition. Pre-order now.
Gemini (May 20-June 21) -- Be careful not to push other people past the point of their patience, or make demands based on your insecurity. On Friday, Mercury turns to direct motion, and you will need to keep your cool for the next few days. Occupy your mind with creative things, and be friendly to everyone.
"The dualism of Gemini is well known; you can live in a world of relative truth, which might work for you -- though consider how it works for those you influence. Pisces is the place in the zodiac where opposites are integrated and resolved, and for you this happens through your most meaningful work."
-- From your 2017 annual reading by Eric Francis, The Book of Your Life -- which you can read here. Eric's beginning work on the 2018 annual edition. Pre-order now.
Cancer (June 21-July 22) -- Tomorrow the Sun joins Saturn in the relationship angle of your solar chart. This is another sign that the emphasis of your life is shifting toward your personal relationships and business partnerships. Saturn is a serious planet, though you will get the benefits of the time and effort you invest.
"Living in peace with your desire is one commitment to make to yourself. As you do this, it will have an influence on your relationships. This is to say, as you raise your energy and commit to being real with what you want, others will take notice. Ultimately the result will be living in your body rather than in your head."
-- From your 2017 annual reading by Eric Francis, The Book of Your Life -- which you can read here. Eric's beginning work on the 2018 annual edition. Pre-order now.
Leo (July 22-Aug. 23) -- It's time for a change in attitude toward work: the long-run is what's important. Setting up systems and methods to make sure that you move steadily toward your goals should become a top focus of your day. If you're burning a lot of fuel, you need to think in terms of efficiency and not effort.
"If you consider yourself to be at the center of your social circle, or an integral part of your community, the changes you make in your own life constitute a form of leadership for the people around you. You can count on the fact that the people who look up to you are waiting for your initiative."
-- From your 2017 annual reading by Eric Francis, The Book of Your Life -- which you can read here. Eric's beginning work on the 2018 annual edition. Pre-order now.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sep. 22) -- Many cultures honor their departed ancestors. Usually in our society we either forget them, or they linger like ghosts. There is true power and strength in making contact with the spirits who brought you into this world; and today, their voices are whispering to you. Listen for their wisdom and encouragement.
"The universe is not usually embraced all at once, nor is your place in the universe. Rather, you engage with it in momentary interactions, and you make it with everything you make, everyone you speak to, everyone and everything you touch. Imagine that in each of those contacts, you weave existence, and give life to the world."
-- From your 2017 annual reading by Eric Francis, The Book of Your Life -- which you can read here. Eric's beginning work on the 2018 annual edition. Pre-order now.
Libra (Sep. 22-Oct. 23) -- You know that you need a greater degree of emotional independence. It's time to liberate yourself from the influences of your family, and even from friends, housemates and partners who have too much control over your feelings and your affairs. This may take courage, though the moment has arrived.
"Trust yourself, and trust your body, if you embody what I call the thresholder. The thresholder is one whose role is to bring others to the edge. You can only take them to the edge; they must cross over themselves. Others can only take you to the edge; you must cross over it yourself, and see who welcomes you on the other side of the journey."
-- From your 2017 annual reading by Eric Francis, The Book of Your Life -- which you can read here. Eric's beginning work on the 2018 annual edition. Pre-order now.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 22) -- The time has come to get control of your communications. We live in the age when people can reach us 10 different ways, which is probably seven too many. Tighten up your messaging habits. Filter the flow to what is relevant, and make people use your preferred method rather than theirs.
"Make some peace with what you really feel beneath the surface tension of appearances. The reason that staying superficial is so popular is because it negates feeling. Yet every facet of your astrology is saying that it's essential to go deep -- and that depth is an essential element in feeling good about who you are, and discovering who you are."
-- From your 2017 annual reading by Eric Francis, The Book of Your Life -- which you can read here. Eric's beginning work on the 2018 annual edition. Pre-order now.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 22) -- You're more influential than you think, though you may never see the results of that influence. It extends far beyond your awareness. Whether we're talking about who sees an idea you post to the internet, or the power of your mind to reach into other minds, know that this is real.
"You might think of Saturn as the one missing and necessary ingredient in Sagittarius. It's not an easy mix. It is, however, a imperative one, if you want to get anything done; if you want to claim your full personhood. To live free means to take up responsibility for your destiny."
-- From your 2017 annual reading by Eric Francis, The Book of Your Life -- which you can read here. Eric's beginning work on the 2018 annual edition. Pre-order now.
Capricorn Birthdays 2018
A Blessing from the Cosmos
"The Capricorn 2017 Birthday Reading was expansive and mind-blowing, and absolutely on the money in everything. You helped me immeasurably as I change and change and grow, and change some more. What a time!"
-- Linsey
Dear Friend and Reader:
Later tonight, your ruling planet Saturn enters your sign. Some people fear Saturn; but for you its arrival so close to the solstice is a blessing from the cosmos.
If you're someone with a Capricorn Sun, rising sign or Moon, Saturn in your sign the next three years is a reminder that if you set a goal and are willing to work toward it, nothing is out of reach. It can be hard to feel that way in this day and age, but now you have a powerful ally in your corner.
One of your most meaningful tasks for the coming four seasons is defining yourself in a way that's not dependent upon tribal identity. How exactly do you do that? Eric will be covering that -- along with the opportunities, challenges and essential mission of Saturn in your sign -- in your 2018 Capricorn Birthday Reading.
He'll also cover 2018's other major planetary sign changes in your reading (Uranus into Taurus, your zone of play and creative risk-taking; and Chiron into Aries, your zone of home and the emotional landscape) -- plus additional aspects throughout (and beyond) the year that add nuance and offer creative opportunity.
Eric crafts these readings with the best of his life-coaching, cheerleading and problem-solving skills; the sensitivity of his therapy training; his uncanny knack to help you see challenges from a more empowering perspective; and with the kind of everyday, practical inspiration you can use immediately.
"Your work has always offered me food for thought, options to consider and clarity when needed. Thank you very much for what you do and how you present it."
-- Victoria Bouet
You get two 30-minute astrology segments and a separate tarot reading for your year. When you pre-order your Capricorn reading, you secure the lowest price we offer: only $33. This price increases as we near publication, and then it increases again when it's ready.
Happy Birthday, Capricorn!
Yours & truly,
Amanda Painter
P.S. The 2018 Capricorn Birthday Reading is distinctly different from the Capricorn written reading available in the upcoming Art of Becoming annual project. It covers your key astrology in a different format and emphasis, capitalizing on Eric's more intuitive, improvisational skills. The Birthday Reading also makes a fantastic gift for a loved one!
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 20) -- Take light, steady steps the next few days. First, there's something potent in your environment influencing you emotionally. Second, while Saturn has just made its way into your sign, the Sun is still a bit behind, so you may be feeling a little unsteady on your pins. Easy does it, for now.
"The thing is, your future self is not as easy to perceive as your past self. Every transit I've described adds up to you developing in ways that you simply cannot predict, and which therefore amount to a daunting unknown. In order to face who you are becoming, you must face that unknown."
-- From your 2017 annual reading by Eric Francis, The Book of Your Life -- which you can read here. Eric's beginning work on the 2018 annual edition. Pre-order now.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- Mercury, slow and powerful in the sky, is about to resume direct motion in your house associated with public contact -- whether social media, any group you participate in, or your informal circle of friends. What you say carries great emphasis and influence. Run everything through fact-checking first.
"The fantasy is simple; you're in control. The reality is more complex; feelings are involved. I recommend trying anything that you're bringing out of fantasy at least three times before you make up your mind. Gradually work your way into it. Build your courage. Find the right people and persist in your experiment. Let curiosity drive you."
-- From your 2017 annual reading by Eric Francis, The Book of Your Life -- which you can read here. Eric's beginning work on the 2018 annual edition. Pre-order now.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -- With Mercury about to change directions in your house of career and reputation, be highly conscious of what you say, why you say it, and how you feel doing so. You have power in your hands -- far more than you may think. Use it wisely, though that's easier said than done.
"There really is no mission, career or vocation: there is you, becoming who you are. I feel like I keep saying this, though this notion keeps coming up in your astrology. You're not really changing; rather, your inner essence is emerging in a way that is both unstoppable and undeniable. And this you can express as mission."
-- From your 2017 annual reading by Eric Francis, The Book of Your Life -- which you can read here. Eric's beginning work on the 2018 annual edition. Pre-order now.
Monthly Horoscopes and Publishing Schedule Notes
We published your extended monthly horoscopes for December on Wednesday, Nov. 22. Your extended monthly horoscopes for
November were published on Thursday, Oct. 26. Please note: we normally publish the extended monthly horoscope on the first Friday after the Sun has entered a new sign.
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